precaution
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There, he says, he chatted with strangers who told him they were taking the same precaution following a recent home invasion in Comanche.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
However, provisioning for losses that may never materialize is a questionable precaution, not least because economic and financial conditions are notoriously difficult to predict.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Riyadh on Friday said it had shut the pipeline as a precaution, as satellite images of scorched ground and smoke near the site emerged.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Saudi Arabia said Friday that it had shut down its East-West pipeline as a precaution, noting that the pipeline suffered “multiple” attacks in the Riyadh and Medina regions on Thursday morning.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
As a necessary precaution, members of Kontos’s crew stood by the ship with axes ready to cut the ropes if the Mykali started to be dragged down.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
But Constanza Medel, a 29-year-old occupational therapist, sees AI "as a clear benefit as long as you take the proper precautions".
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Federal officials advised clean-up crews and people returning to their homes after the attacks to take precautions since the extent of the indoor contamination—and potential long-term health effects—was unknown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
But if you do continue feeding wild birds, here are three precautions to take:
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
Other defensible space requirements have been on the books for decades, and dictate how homeowners must manage their yard through the spacing of trees, the removal of dead vegetation and other precautions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
“Now we live only in the oldest of forests, and we take great precautions to keep ourselves hidden.”
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
Vocabulary lists containing precaution
Power Prefix: pre-
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